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Yes, we've already covered the rejection of key amendments in the FISA Amendments Act renewal, but that wasn't the only case of Congress ignoring the public's privacy concerns as they close out this session. Back in September, we noted that Senator Patrick Leahy, who has been working on much needed...

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We kickstarted 2012 with our iPad app On January 3, 2012, we introduced our iPad app, developed for us by ShoutEm‘s team. If you have just received a new iPad for Christmas, don’t forget to download it here. We took a stand for Internet freedom Alongside Google, Wikipedia, Reddit and...

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Windows Phone has had a difficult time battling Android and iOS in the mobile space this year thanks to a glaring lack of apps. Unfortunately for Microsoft (MSFT), its Windows Phone Store falls short compared to Apple’s (AAPL) App Store, Google’s (GOOG) Play Store and even the Amazon Appstore. Microsoft is gaining ground,...

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In one of the year’s least surprising news developments, Amazon enjoyed yet another banner holiday season – the busiest one ever! And for the first time I wasn’t a part of the online throngs of shoppers crowding to its site. This wasn’t one of those one-man boycotts, at least not...

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Leszek Glasner / Shutterstock.comEarlier this year, I wrote about the emerging trends in social and the “Rise of Interest Based Networks.” In my blog post, I argued that social media, like traditional media before it, was a big and broad market and would support a range of offerings beyond the...

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After the communication breakdown over surge pricing last New Year’s Eve, Uber is taking precautions to make sure users are aware of fare increases next week. Surge pricing has become more common now among Uber users but when fares increase dramatically, it catches consumers off guard. So to prevent any...

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While most of us were enjoying the holidays with our families all over the world, While most of us were enjoying the holidays with our families all over the world, someone who is related to the CEO of Facebook posted a photo of her family to friends, and then some...

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One of the most common new year's resolutions is to try to lose weight and stick to a diet in the coming year. It's an especially obvious resolution to make after eating way too much at family gatherings. Here are just a few links on the topic of eating too...